Where election materials are being transported between electoral management body offices and voting stations, an appropriate level of security needs to be provided at all times.
In low security-risk environments, the presence of an electoral management body staff member with the delivery vehicle will normally be sufficient. Observation of materials in transport by party or candidate representatives will assist transparency.
In higher security-risk areas, police or other security forces escort may be prudent or even necessary. Advice from security forces on this need should be sought and joint planning of transportation routes and schedules undertaken if security escorts are necessary.
(For further discussion of voting operations security issues, see Security.)
